WHAT WE LIKED:

WHAT WE DISLIKED:

Distorted on High with Low Battery, No Speakerphone

BOTTOM LINE:

If you're looking for an indoor Bluetooth speaker that's capable of performing with great sound quality, the ARS60 offers a battery life of up to 12 hours of music while adding a touch of character with it's slender design.

Introduction

Today we have the opportunity to review the ARS60 Bluetooth enabled speaker from Acoustic Research. This is their next generation speaker and it comes packed with features. It also sports a compact design without losing its design quality. It is available in black, red, blue, white, lime green, pink or yellow. The design is shaped like an hour-glass but features two speakers with a bass reflex system. This system also features a NiMH rechargeable battery, offering ten hours of music play time (at medium volume). Could this 16 watt system sound as good as what we’ve seen with other Bluetooth speakers?

Continue reading to find out if it holds up to our standards.

Before we get started, here’s some information on Acoustic Research:

Acoustic Research (AR), a brand owned by VOXX International Corporation (NASDAQ: VOXX), today unveiled a new addition to its line of Bluetooth indoor portable wireless speakers — the ARS60 portable wireless speaker. Using advanced audio coding, this next generation Bluetooth® equipped product offers sound quality that’s indistinguishable from wired systems, with an impressive dynamic range. The ARS60 is shaped to inspire, sized to go anywhere and sounds like miniature audio furniture.